APA (APA) Competitors $21.02 +0.11 (+0.50%) As of 11:07 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APA vs. WDS, CVE, EXE, PBA, CTRA, EC, YPF, AR, PR, and OVVShould you be buying APA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of APA include Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Ecopetrol (EC), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), and Ovintiv (OVV). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. APA vs. Woodside Energy Group Cenovus Energy Chesapeake Energy Pembina Pipeline Coterra Energy Ecopetrol YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Ovintiv APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders believe in APA or WDS? 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer APA or WDS? APA currently has a consensus price target of $28.25, indicating a potential upside of 34.36%. Given APA's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe APA is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 4 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.05Woodside Energy Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is APA or WDS a better dividend stock? APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. APA pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woodside Energy Group pays out 124.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the MarketBeat Community favor APA or WDS? APA received 107 more outperform votes than Woodside Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 39.72% of users gave APA an outperform vote while only 27.78% of users gave Woodside Energy Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAPAOutperform Votes11239.72% Underperform Votes17060.28% Woodside Energy GroupOutperform Votes527.78% Underperform Votes1372.22% Does the media refer more to APA or WDS? In the previous week, APA had 18 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for APA and 6 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat APA's score of 0.68 indicating that Woodside Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 10 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Woodside Energy Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is APA or WDS more profitable? APA has a net margin of 24.36% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. APA's return on equity of 27.86% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA24.36% 27.86% 7.99% Woodside Energy Group N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk and volatility, APA or WDS? APA has a beta of 3.26, indicating that its share price is 226% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, APA or WDS? APA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Woodside Energy Group. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodside Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$9.74B0.79$2.86B$2.269.30Woodside Energy Group$13.18B2.10$1.66B$0.8217.76 SummaryAPA beats Woodside Energy Group on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get APA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAPACrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.64B$8.50B$7.72B$7.68BDividend Yield4.74%23.46%10.66%4.02%P/E Ratio2.9611.4050.1218.55Price / Sales0.795.5230,169.9188.66Price / Cash2.387.3835.4534.64Price / Book1.751.703.664.11Net Income$2.86B$1.11B$4.28B$247.18M7 Day Performance0.89%-0.64%-1.23%-4.05%1 Month Performance1.57%0.68%-0.50%-6.41%1 Year Performance-38.85%-7.57%6.03%-2.08% APA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAAPA3.6599 of 5 stars$21.03+0.5%$28.25+34.4%-39.2%$7.64B$9.74B2.962,270WDSWoodside Energy Group2.0562 of 5 stars$14.56+2.5%N/A-25.3%$27.64B$13.18B17.754,380News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCVECenovus Energy4.5857 of 5 stars$14.28+1.0%$29.25+104.9%-31.1%$26.02B$57.73B11.806,925Positive NewsEXEChesapeake Energy3.6593 of 5 stars$108.92+1.5%$119.12+9.4%N/A$25.38B$4.22B67.321,000PBAPembina Pipeline3.5784 of 5 stars$40.03+1.0%$56.50+41.1%+12.9%$23.24B$7.38B16.542,837Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsCTRACoterra Energy4.7472 of 5 stars$29.41+2.4%$34.30+16.6%+2.7%$22.46B$5.46B17.71980Positive NewsECEcopetrol2.3714 of 5 stars$10.04-1.2%$11.00+9.6%-13.7%$20.63B$133.33T4.8018,000YPFYPF Sociedad Anónima3.317 of 5 stars$36.39-0.4%$42.02+15.4%+81.5%$14.31B$19.12B18.3821,300Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownARAntero Resources3.5076 of 5 stars$41.19+1.0%$41.06-0.3%+36.8%$12.82B$4.12B128.72590Short Interest ↑Positive NewsPRPermian Resources4.7642 of 5 stars$14.17+2.8%$19.31+36.3%-22.3%$11.38B$5.00B8.58220Positive NewsOVVOvintiv4.5133 of 5 stars$43.10+3.9%$56.79+31.8%-18.6%$11.22B$9.15B5.721,740Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Woodside Energy Group Competitors Cenovus Energy Competitors Chesapeake Energy Competitors Pembina Pipeline Competitors Coterra Energy Competitors Ecopetrol Competitors YPF Sociedad Anónima Competitors Antero Resources Competitors Permian Resources Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APA) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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